The Corpse on The Speakeasy Floor

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ABSTRACT: Tells of the trial of Sophie May Burns and Dillis, alias Shakespeare. Amos Peters who ran a speakeasy in Harlem was the state's witness in the case against them for first degree murder. Tells of the night it occurred; how Sophie May came in for a drink shortly before Shakespeare and his companion, who came in and held up the place. Amos Peters turned over all his money, but got angry and called Shakespeare a vile name, and he struck him with the butt of his gun, which went off and killed his companion. Amos Peters wasn't sure of Shakespeare's identity, so he was acquitted.